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Advanced Manufacturing Park Tour

On Tuesday 3 June, the Energy Institute hosted a tour of the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) Technology Centre.
Liang Kong presenting at Young Energy Researchers Conference
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University of Sheffield Doctoral Researcher presents metamodel at international conference

Doctoral Research Liang Kong attended the World Sustainable Energy Days 2025 (WSED) event in Austria, as a young energy efficiency researcher.
Scientist using a biological safety cabinet

The University of Sheffield to co-lead £5m hub to support national nuclear waste strategy

The next generation of experts needed to safely and securely manage the UK’s legacy nuclear materials will be trained by The Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.

Lightweight manufacturing at the AMRC

University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

The University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Damaged buildings in a coastal region of East Japan following a tsunami
Damage caused by a tsunami that hit the east coast of Japan in 2011

Fukushima simulant material to provide major boost to cleanup effort

Researchers led by Professor Claire Corkhill from the Energy Institute have developed a new simulation of the most dangerous radioactive fuel debris remaining in Fukushima’s nuclear reactors.

a diagram of the proposed microgrid

New integrated hybrid microgrid could supply renewable, cheap and efficient energy to remote areas

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have proposed a new integrated hybrid solar thermal and wind-based microgrid power system.

Cement works

New material research aims to reduce the environmental impact of both cement and steel industries

A research team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering which includes three Energy Institute members, is looking at taking waste products from the steel industry and using them as a base material for cement production.